Skip to content

All episodes

Back in Time for the Factory·BBC Two

All episodes

1 season · 5 eps

Season 1

S1 · E1 60 min

1968 Episode 1

You

The workers start their journey in 1968, when The Beatles and Tom Jones are topping the pop music charts, Harold Wilson of Britain's Labor Party is Prime Minister and big hair abounds. It is also the year that female strikers in Dagenham brought a Ford automobile factory to a standstill and the question of women's pay into the headlines. The workers' first task is to produce pink nylon slips - a staple of British women's wardrobes in an era when only 30% of houses had central heating. But to do that they need to master the sewing and overlock machines on the factory ...

S1 · E2 60 min

1973 Episode 2

You

Eighteen modern women go back to the factory floor of 1973 to learn how an unsung army of factory girls took on the fight for equality at work and at home. Presented by Alex Jones.

S1 · E3 60 min

1976 Episode 3

You

Modern women go back in time to the factory floor. The year is 1976, a year of great hope for women in Britain. But will changes in the law lead to equality on our factory floor?

S1 · E4 60 min

1983 Episode 4

You

A group of modern women go back in time to 1983 to learn how an unsung army of female workers fought to keep their jobs in the face of foreign competition. Hosted by Alex Jones.

S1 · E5 60 min

The Real Story Episode 5

You

The story of the original factory girls who took on the fight for equality at home and at work, with behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the series. Presented by Alex Jones.

5 episodes in Season 1

Some details come from TheTVDB.

Share

Back in Time for the Factory

·

· · BBC Two

Watched

In this episode

Your rating

Wubly community

Where I stopped

Open show
Add or edit your note
I haven't watched this
Share
wubly

Track it on Wubly

Wubly is invitation-only during the beta. Join the waitlist and we'll email you an invitation.

Have an invitation? Sign up

You're offline

Recently viewed pages still work. Your changes save locally and sync when you're back.

Back online · syncing